XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

JANUARY 3, 2023

To close 2022, Magic Leap’s leadership team underwent a major restructuring following a significant investment from Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund. The augmented reality (AR) headset manufacturer gained $450 million from the Saudi Arabian Public Investment Fund (PIF).

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Voices of VR

DECEMBER 22, 2022

I had a chance to briefly catch up with Karim at IDFA DocLab 2022 to hear more about her journey into VR & immersive storytelling. I also wanted to learn a bit more about what’s happening with VR in Saudi Arabia, as she was one of five selected projects amongst a tout of 231 in a competition there.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

JULY 5, 2023

Turkey’s growing immersive technology community has led to a rise in virtual, augmented, and mixed reality (VR/AR/MR) solutions. Countries such as Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates have led the charge in adopting and developing immersive solutions. XR Today: How is the current market in Turkey?

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Users can remove shaky video footage in real-time with Vidhance Premium Video Stabilisation and stabilise frames and horizon levels when using remote assistance video for assisted reality, augmented reality and other immersive formats. The software uses the camera’s motion sensor data to calculate the process frame by frame.

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

This week at Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2024 in Barcelona, leaders in immersive frontline hardware and wearables, RealWear, will reveal its new XR headset with an integrated thermal camera to support health and safety expectations in challenging production environments. The Navigator Z1 is RealWear’s most innovative.

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Road to VR

MAY 31, 2018

“Users will be transported to a fully immersive stadium experience, through headsets, as if they are sitting in their own hospitality box,” reports BBC Sports. The VR app is said hit the respective app stores closer to the first match, which starts on June 14th with the Russia vs. Saudi Arabia match to kick it off.

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TechCrunch VR

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

Names like “Reality One,” “Reality Pro” and “Reality Processor” were filed by a supposed shell corporation — Immersive Health Solutions LLC — with the U.S. Immersive Health Solutions was incorporated in February 2022 and was registered by the Corporation Trust Co., Patent and Trademark Office.

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

JANUARY 9, 2024

The RealWear Navigator Z1 runs on an Android 12 OS, allowing it to run a number of integrated workplace applications, including seamless access to immersive collaboration apps. It has received ATEX and IECEx IS certification, which demonstrates its ability to be used in hazardous zones.

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

JANUARY 10, 2023

NVIDIA Omniverse , an immersive digital twins solution for rendering 3D models streamed directly to headsets. The news comes after Magic Leap’s leadership faced a huge restructuring after major investments from Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF). Magic Leap Headset Updates.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

AUGUST 4, 2022

The statement comes just days after US lawmakers voted to pass the bill on Thursday last week, which will also include funding for “immersive technology” and offer extended reality (XR) enterprises access to the subsidies. . — XR Association (@XRAssociation) August 3, 2022.

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

JULY 8, 2022

The news comes amid a series of fresh extended reality (XR) solutions, including a massive breakthrough from AR training firm Red 6, who supplied their immersive solution to Saudi Arabia’s fleet of BAE Hawk Mk 165 fighter jets, which are set to roll out in the spring next year.

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XROM

JANUARY 16, 2024

Magic Leap, the renowned AR headset vendor, has recently received a staggering $590 million in funding from Saudi Arabia's sovereign wealth fund. This injection of capital has propelled Magic Leap's valuation to over $4.5

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

AUGUST 17, 2022

Shanghai’s Huashan Hospital has also leveraged immersive technologies along with 5G to operate on cancer patients this year with 5G networks from Huawei Technologies. 2022 World #5G Convention is held from August 10 to 12 in #Harbin , capital of NE China’s #Heilongjiang Province. Xinhua/Zhang Tao) pic.twitter.com/VVLrPwxWTu.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

AUGUST 29, 2023

Airbus will also tap augmented reality (AR) smart glasses, MR headsets, and other immersive kits to empower technicians, engineers, and other key workers. Also, Saudi Arabia’s Air Force has received Red 6’s solution to empower its fighters with next-generation immersive trainer technologies.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

JULY 11, 2022

Canada’s OYA Black Arts Coalition (OBAC) also worked jointly with the Canadian Film Centre Media Lab and immersive studio Dark Slope to promote its government-backed Scale Up Immersive accelerator programme, which selected 11 Black-owned content creation enterprises for the programme.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

AUGUST 31, 2022

The OYA Black Arts Coalition (OBAC), a major Ontario-based organisation promoting talent from Black and minority groups, has partnered with the Canadian Film Centre’s Media Lab (CFC Media Lab) and immersive firm Dark Slope to open applications for its second cohort, it was recently revealed in August. Applications are now open.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

JANUARY 31, 2023

Saudi Arabia, UAE Lead MENA Region in XR Telehealth The news comes as the Saudi and Dubai governments aim to cement positions as top tech hubs in the region and worldwide. Saudi Aramco, the world’s biggest energy supplier, became a top funder for immersive firm PIXO XR to train and upskill workers in the country.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

JULY 14, 2022

We believe virtual reality provides more immersive, interactive, and meaningful experiences, and with PIXO, it has never been easier for organizations to leverage this technology to train employees”. Saudi Invests in Next-Gen Immersive Tech.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 22, 2024

Plus Apple is proposing some special content in its Immersive Video format, which is a high-definition version of the usual 180 3D. Disney+ will be available on the device, and you will be able to watch Disney movies in 4 marvelous immersive environments. So at launch, there will be 150 3D videos on Apple TV.

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EON Reality

NOVEMBER 19, 2021

The XR Center and existing collaboration with NEST will now see EON Reality’s Kuwait location serve as the global company’s base of operations for the GCC — an area which also includes Bahrain, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates.

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VirtualiTeach

JANUARY 5, 2020

It’s crazy to think that whilst Tom has worked with immersive technologies since the 60’s, this was his first ever interview inside VR. I spoke at a lot of conferences in 2019 but as the year came to a close, I was invited to fly to Saudi Arabia and deliver the closing keynote to a group of G20 delegates visiting King Faisal School in Riyadh.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

Magic Leap has also secured roughly $590 million through Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund this year, launching the firm’s valuation to more than $4.5 This funding will support Magic Leap’s “Chapter 3” roadmap of delivering enterprise-grade XR solutions.

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TechCrunch VR

JULY 18, 2019

HTT will be building a 10 km track to connect Abu Dhabi to Al Ain and Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. For instance, many companies, such as Ikea , are using augmented and virtual reality to make the shopping experience more immersive. Hyperloop is becoming a commercial reality as soon as 2021, just not in the United States.

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Upload VR

JANUARY 18, 2024

On Apple Vision Pro, it is a dial on top that jogs you along the spectrum of immersion so quickly it feels like magic. Saudi Arabia-owned Magic Leap took $500+ million more from the "sovereign" investment arm of the state to continue developing its technologies for transparent optical AR.

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EON Reality

FEBRUARY 17, 2024

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia, February 17, 2024 – EON Reality, a trailblazer in immersive educational technology, is proud to announce a transformative educational project in Saudi Arabia featuring the nation’s first-ever Spatial AI Center, alongside a suite of 10,000 tailor-made learning modules.

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EON Reality

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

This alliance signifies a deliberate step by EON Reality to broaden the adoption of its state-of-the-art educational and industrial solutions across the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Saudi Arabia presents a dynamic and rapidly evolving market for VR and AR technologies. For further information, visit www.eonreality.com.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 2, 2023

Saudi Arabia fund gets control of Magic Leap. Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund, Public Investment Fund (PIF) has just taken a stake of more than 50 percent in Magic Leap. For sure this is much more immersive than just seeing a player play a VR game on a 2D flat video. Thanks Ivan Aguilar for the tip).

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

Thierry Klein : The development of immersive applications will be fueled by innovation in key technologies such as semiconductors, software, artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning (ML), the cloud, VR/AR/XR, and 5G/6G. TeamNokia successfully concluded #LEAP2023 in Saudi Arabia. It’s a wrap!

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

DECEMBER 14, 2022

The Immerse Global Summit (IGS) 2022 took place in Miami 5 to 7 December, and concluded its final days in the sunny backdrop of Miami Beach’s historic Fontainebleu Hotel. Allen discussed the benefits of immersive learning platforms, citing a company study on the return on investment (ROI) for clients via VR training.

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EON Reality

JANUARY 2, 2024

The use of immersive technology in educational environments is at the core of this renewed partnership, recognizing it as a catalyst for a new era of teaching and learning. Both parties are inviting global participation to contribute to a vision where immersive education is universally recognized as an inalienable human right.

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XR for Business Podcast

MAY 13, 2019

In other words, think about it on a spectrum of immersion… although that doesn’t really make sense. Once they did that, it activated a lot of large investors, including Disney and Warner Brothers, and AT&T, and the sovereign wealth fund of Saudi Arabia. Charlie: Yeah that’s one way to think about it.

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XR for Business Podcast

MAY 13, 2019

In other words, think about it on a spectrum of immersion… although that doesn’t really make sense. Once they did that, it activated a lot of large investors, including Disney and Warner Brothers, and AT&T, and the sovereign wealth fund of Saudi Arabia. Charlie: Yeah that’s one way to think about it.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Kuwait’s largest online classifieds platform, 4Sale, announced on Monday that it had launched an immersive reality-focused real estate platform 4Sale Realty. This can showcase listed properties in a fully-immersive viewing format to guide prospective buyers around volumetrically-captured properties.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

NOVEMBER 24, 2022

Locations such as the United States, Dubai, Saudi Arabia, South Korea, and Brussels have begun their own metaverse ambitions with new legislation, funding, and R&D initiatives. The news comes amid increasing rivalry in the global tech community, namely as governments compete for top spots among the world’s tech hubs.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

OCTOBER 11, 2023

After the conclusion of the Creativity Conference , many experts from across the immersive technology landscape have continued to share their insights on the future of the industrial metaverse. XR Today: What can you tell us about the role of immersive technologies in the development of the BIM industry?

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

AUGUST 25, 2022

Saudi Arabia’s Ithra Center also hosted an event in March to promote a cohort of five Saudi immersive developers, showcasing their Meta Quest 2-based creations at a gala event at London’s County Hall.

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Steki Amusement

APRIL 2, 2024

Product Process: Exclusive patented design, using dark sheet metal material and Mars green light and orange light to render the product atmospheric, novel and cool , with great sci-fi visual impact, creating a new category and immersive experience Owatch : Asia’s professional Virtual Reality Game machine manufacturer and supplier.

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